Yang Berbahagia Datuk Sapawi bin Haji Amat Wasali @ Ahmad (born 5 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sipitang constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2008 to May 2018. He currently an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sindumin-Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.
Sapawi was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing the UMNO incumbent Yusof Yacob in the seat of Sipitang. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed). Before entering federal politics, Sapawi was an Assistant Minister in the Sabah State Government. He quits UMNO to join a local Sabahan's party and directly become an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.
Election results + Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2008P178 Sipitang (UMNO)11,90567.40%Karim Tassim (PKR)5,75932.60%18,1956,14675.42%2013 (UMNO)16,37768.84%Ramlee Dua (PKR)6,90829.04%24,3299,46983.58%Kamis Daming (SAPP)5052.12%
+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly Results only available from the 2004 election. Percentage figures based on total turnout. Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2018N28 SinduminSapawi Ahmad (UMNO) 5,88845.97%Yusof Yacob (WARISAN) 6,64851.90%13,06576077.40%Patrick Sadom (PHRS)2732.13%
Honours
Justice of the Peace (2014) Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996) Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (1994)
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